20 March 2013

POLAND : 19 Copper Miners Rescued; Trapped For 8 Hours After Earthquake.


      19 miners were rescued after a 5.0 earthquake collapsed a tunnel in a Silesian copper mine...on Tuesday night.
      It took 8 hours to rescue the miners...located some1,000 meters/3,000 feet underground...from the Rudna copper mine in Polkowice...in Lower Silesia.
      Only one miner needed minor medical attention.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21854873